唬(hǔ)

HSK 7-911 strokes
Readingshǔxià

a tiger's roar

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Character information

Pinyin
hǔ / xià
Meaning
a tiger's roar; to scare; to intimidate; (coll.) to fool; to bluff
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 唬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口虎

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 虎 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu虎hǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 唬 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 唬

Common words using 唬 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xià吓hu唬
HSK 7-9

to scare

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hǔ唬rén人

to scare people; to bluff; to deceive

Open 唬人 page →
hǔ唬nòng弄

to fool; to deceive

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hǔ唬làn烂

(slang) (Tw) to bullshit; to fool

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吓人弄烂

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